Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 114-119 , June 2006

Pathogens in Maternal Blood and Fetal Cord Blood Using Q-Pcr Assay

  • Guang Qiong Hou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Guang Qiong Hou, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707 Chung Yang Road, Section 3, Hualien 970, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sidney S. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chan Ping Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

,Accepted 11 November 2004.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60207-2

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60207-2

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 114-119 , June 2006

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